A suspected arsonist was placed behind bars last weekend after an investigation into fires at two abandoned Kershaw homes.

Chad Kent Todd, 20, 4800 Goldmine Highway, Kershaw, was arrested Friday and charged with two counts of arson for willfully and maliciously setting fire to two vacant houses in the Kershaw area, according to a Lancaster County Sheriff's Office press release.

The investigation into Todd's involvement with the fires developed as deputies were investigating another crime.

Jesef Williamsjwilliams@thelancasternews.com
Authorities continue to probe a shooting that sent a man to the hospital Tuesday evening.
Officers with the Lancaster Police Department were dispatched to the 300 block of Willow Oak Circle shortly after 6:15 p.m. after multiple calls of gunshots fired in the area.
An officer arrived to find a 37-year-old man in a wooded area along Willow Oak Circle.